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325 BRITISH BIRDS, TOTAL ENTERIES OVERALL 23695 GOOD LUCK TO ALL THAT ARE TAKING PART .ATB les

106 birds up on what went last year  

Great prestige with this race and would love to try it but 1000 miles maybe a little to far.

Wish everyone well who have sent pigeons.

Looks like we are the only country whos birdage has gone up this year

Country                             2008     2007      2006     2005      2004
BELGIE - BELGIQUE           11.702   12.655   11.864   13.046   12.245
NEDERLAND - PAYS-BAYS    7.041    7.521     6.777     7.489     7.875
DUITSLAND - ALLEMAGNE    2.371    2.449     2.133     2.723     2.604
FRANKRIJK - FRANCE           1.919    2.127     1.732     1.897     1.970
HONGARIJE - HONGRIE                       95                     278  
ENGELAND - ANGLETERRE     325       218                     153        118
POLEN - POLOGNE                229       436        328        131  
LUXEMBURG - LUXEMBOURG   85       111          53         98        101
ROMENIE - ROUMANIE                        41    
MALTA - MALTE                                  37    
SLOWAKIJE - SLOWAQUIE                  26    
TSJECHIE - TCHEQUIE            17      
BULGARIJE - BULGARIE            6    
TOTA(A)L                        23.695  25.716    22.887   25.815    24.913

THANKS again rose ,ATB les

Here are some pictures that pipa have let me use of the Barcelona birds and the transporters you will be able to get all the upto date news on there and hopefully some pictures of the Barcelona liberation

looks great rose

i wish we had some pigeons to go that far

720m is or furthest race    

what breeds will go that far...

cheers jon & maisie

Quoted from cottage lofts

looks great rose

i wish we had some pigeons to go that far

720m is or furthest race    

what breeds will go that far...

cheers jon & maisie

Seen lot of the breeds do it over the years cant say anything really particular plenty of good crosses just need something that is capable of doing the distance and the hours for you

THANKS once again rose i have been trying to picture things in my head ,this is a big help ATB les

Have to say thanks to Nikolaas Gyselbrecht of pipa for letting me use the pictures  Latest on Barcelona race        In normal circumstances, the pigeons will be liberated friday morning and the first arrivals will be normally saturday very early in the morning.

The weather forecast on Friday tells us that the weather in France is pretty good and the wind forecast says that there will be light south and a little east wind.

If it stays like that chance we could get good bird over here

I'am so small for this competition Rose.

Quoted from ionela

I'am so small for this competition Rose.

Nobodys too small for it some of the best performances i seen have been from small lofts over here most not sending more than a couple of birds its just waiting for that right bird that you know could do that sort of race for you and putting the work into them and getting them right to go

talking of small  lofts i got 3 yearlings and 2   5year olds one of which is the one on rout to barcelona ,that is my race team ,the others have gone AWOL trying to see if they got what it takes to fly the distance .and at the moment i got 20 young birds ,dont think you can get mutch smaller that this ATB les.

Quoted from 3385

talking of small  lofts i got 3 yearlings and 2   5year olds one of which is the one on rout to barcelona ,that is my race team ,the others have gone AWOL trying to see if they got what it takes to fly the distance .and at the moment i got 20 young birds ,dont think you can get mutch smaller that this ATB les.

Need the older experienced pigeons for this sort of race there were birds that were older than 5 going   You only need one to win it Les and when i did the marking for it there were plenty just sending the 1 bird

ROSE willf has sent i cant remember if it was 5 or 7 ,i told mine to tag on to his and sprint the final mile ATB les

Good Luck to all those who have sent, hopefully within time i will have a decent team to be able to send to this race.

great pics rose   good luck to all the entrants

Lâcher prévu entre 09.00 et 10.00 hrr

Looks like they are hoping to give a  lib between 9 and 10

There have been 3 pigeons verified up to now.



ES - P Delea, of Rainham clocked 13.54

CS -  Mr Duffield clocked 14.11of Lymington-Tipof

WS – F & J Halstead of Kington Magna clocked 14.26

H i Rose,

And lofts from Scotland away to this race ?

Quoted from Whats it called Cumbernauld

H i Rose,

And lofts from Scotland away to this race ?

Dont think so  I see if i can find out how far ones that have entered will be flying

well done to them

I KNOW SOMEONE FROM LANARKSHIRE WAS TAKING DOOS DOWN TO MANCHESTER EARLY IN THE WEEK TO ENTER IN 1 OF THE LONG RACES BUT NOT SURE IF IT'S BARCELONA OR PALAMOS

Quoted from ALF

I KNOW SOMEONE FROM LANARKSHIRE WAS TAKING DOOS DOWN TO MANCHESTER EARLY IN THE WEEK TO ENTER IN 1 OF THE LONG RACES BUT NOT SURE IF IT'S BARCELONA OR PALAMOS

You could be right then alf could gone through our manchester marking station be great if they got bird in the result upto there

First 100 pigeons in the international

INTERNATIONA(A)L          Meldingen-TEL-Annonces                            
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BARCELONA            04-07-08 23695 OUDE-VIEUX    LOS TE-LACHES A : 9h45    
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NR NAAM                  GEMEENTE AD IG AFSTAND RING   JR BESTAT   SNELH.  
NO NOM                   LOCALITE EN MQ DISTANC BAGUE  AN CONSTAT  VITESSE
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  1 VAGENENDE DANNY       SMETLEDE 22 15 1076684 4359609 6 050300.0 1357,73
  2 VAN KERCKVOORDE J.P.  LOVENDEG  6  1 1090068       0 0 053300.0 1329,34
  3 BEN ROBERT            F-CALAIS  5  1 1064992       0 0 061900.0 1229,78
  4 TRONQUOY PHILIPPE     MERVILLE 15  1 1032341  586691 4 062500.0 1183,88
  5 DE JONG A.P           N-GOUDA   5  1 1200178       0 0 090552.0 1161,98
  6 DESMET - MATTHIJS     NOKERE   12  1 1063755 4238731 3 071100.0 1158,77
  7 BEAULIEU PIERRE       F-MONCEA  5  1  928492       0 0 051500.0 1157,71
  8 ROUFFA JOSY           MEMBRUGG  5  3 1082851 5016006 6 074100.0 1142,25
  9 BRUGEMANN GEBROEDERS  N-ASSEND 10  1 1252344       0 0 101049.0 1140,76
10 DE CUYPER SOLANGE     GIJZENZE  3  1 1076069 4035419 4 073900.0 1137,48
11 PIETERS WIL           N-BERG-T  5  1 1092724       0 0 075900.0 1131,18
12 AERENS DANIEL         DRONGEN  42 40 1085482 4389221 5 075300.0 1130,70
13 SOLLEVELD P & DOCHTER N-MAASDI  5  1 1188434       0 0 092529.0 1129,17
14 BAVENCOFF ALAIN       F-PONT-B  5  1 1036602       0 0 071300.0 1126,73
15 MILLEVILLE MARTIAL    IEPER     9  1 1057098 3202869 4 073700.0 1119,81
16 RUTZ & SOHNE S.G.M.   D-BLIESK  5  1  957133       0 0 061100.0 1115,54
17 CALONNE ROBERT & JEAN PRUWELZ   4  1 1022724       0 0 071000.0 1115,29
18 AERENS DANIEL         DRONGEN  42 13       2 4092800 6 080700.0 1114,45
19 GHIELENS LUDO         ZOERSEL   2  1 1117089       0 0 084200.0 1107,11
20 SCHUERMANS FERDY      DURAS    19  1 1078766 5160599 5 080800.0 1106,43
21 DUJARDIN MAURICE      ZELZATE   3  1 1101317 4342414 3 082900.0 1105,73
22 Comb. HOEK            N-ST.PHI  5  1 1150653       0 0 091427.0 1104,85
23 ORGERS M.A            N-HEKELI  5  1 1174820       0 0 093720.0 1103,81
24 DE BRUYN GERARD       STEKENE   3  1 1103614 4324170 4 083300.0 1103,60
25 WEGH H                N-LOCHEM  5  1 1245824       0 0 104200.0 1103,47
26 Mevr. VAN DER WEGEN L N-STEENB  5  1 1149161       0 0 091436.0 1103,27
27 SAELS ROGER & CEDRIK  HERK-STA  7  1 1089545 5200220 6 082100.0 1102,78
28 KNETSCH J.J.          N-KATWIJ  5  1 1217351       0 0 101655.0 1102,76
29 FRIEDRICH K + M       D-MERZIG  5  1  964097       0 0 062800.0 1101,82
30 SCHREURS - HAUBEN     AS       51  1 1106170 5150148 5 083700.0 1101,76
31 PETIT-CARLIER-VANACKE F-SECLIN  5  1 1022656       0 0 072400.0 1098,44
32 KAMERBEEK GEBROEDERS  N-WOERDE  5  1 1210498       0 0 101528.0 1097,98
33 Comb. VAN DER PLAS    N-RIJNSB  5  1 1215918       0 0 102043.0 1097,68
34 RUTZ & SOHNE S.G.M.   D-BLIESK  5  2       2       0 0 062500.0 1097,63
35 BROUCKAERT ANDRE      WERVIK    2  1 1048853 3139317 1 075000.0 1095,97
36 JACOBS GEBROEDERS     N-NES A/  5  1 1230068       0 0 103549.0 1095,52
37 WILLEN ROBERT         RONSE     6  1 1050567 4039777 6 075200.0 1095,47
38 Mevr. VAN DER WEGEN L N-STEENB  5  2       2       0 0 092253.0 1094,56
39 MEES JOS              KAPELLEN 16  1 1121905       0 0 085800.0 1094,54
40 Comb. ZWAAN           N-RIJNSB  5  1 1216970       0 0 102519.0 1094,08
41 SLUIMER P             N-Z.BEYE  5  1 1167606       0 0 094034.0 1093,70
42 CALLENS PAUL          HEESTERT 26  1 1055376 3112964 2 075800.0 1093,65
43 DESMEYTER - RESTIAEN  MELDEN   42  1 1056288 4286249 5 075900.0 1093,46
44 POLDER JAN            N-MIDDEL  5  1 1165942       0 0 094025.0 1092,30
45 NIELING W.            N-BINGEL  5  1 1107575       0 0 084716.0 1092,00
46 PEIREN NOEL           ZEDELGEM 26  1 1088250 3125914 3 083000.0 1091,52
47 DE BRUIJN H           N-BOXMEE  5  1 1179198       0 0 095540.0 1089,16
48 VAN WIJK C & ZOON     N-BENSCH  5  1 1203218       0 0 101810.0 1088,71
49 MIKESZ J              N-Helmon  5  1 1157226       0 0 093615.0 1088,39
50 STEVENS JAN           N-SCHINV  5  1 1107848       0 0 085100.0 1088,26
51 LELIAERT FREDERIK     N-AARDEN  5  1 1106178       0 0 085005.0 1087,59
52 BOSTOEN - GYSELBRECHT MOORSLED  7  4 1062077 3107214 2 081000.0 1087,07
53 VAN OUWERKERK - DEKKE BRASSCHA 97  1 1119514 6308994 5 090300.0 1086,91
54 PONSEN M              N-KRIMPE  4  1 1188475       0 0 100703.0 1086,31
55 VERELST - DE BELEYR   MELSELE  27  1 1108009 4176187 3 085400.0 1085,21
56 VAN BELZEN JOS        N-COLIJN  5  1 1145532       0 0 092842.0 1085,08
57 BACKX CORNE           N-OUD-GA  5  1 1152136       0 0 093502.0 1084,83
58 MEIRLAEN ETIENNE      DEURLE   38  1 1076859       0 0 082800.0 1082,27
59 JANSSEN J.W.H.        N-GROESB  5  1 1194038       0 0 101647.0 1081,77
60 TIJL LEEN             N-NIEUWE  5  1 1161528       0 0 094654.0 1081,59
61 KNETSCH J.J.          N-KATWIJ  5  2       2       0 0 103838.0 1081,47
62 PETERS JAN            N-BEMMEL  5  1 1204709       0 0 102800.0 1080,45
63 DOMINICUS CARLO       N-GOES    5  1 1135612       0 0 092431.0 1079,97
64 SCHULTS A             N-BRUINI  5  1 1154917       0 0 094320.0 1079,03
65 DE KONING-VAN EGMOND  N-ZEIST   5  1 1215345       0 0 104031.0 1077,90
66 DE KOCK LUC           MEERLE    5  1 1142328       0 0 093300.0 1077,67
67 LELIAERT FREDERIK     N-AARDEN  5  2       2       0 0 090000.0 1077,09
68 CLEREBAUT WILLY       ECAUSSIN 21  1 1035955       0 0 075500.0 1076,88
69 BATENBURG - V.D.MERWE N-KLAASW  5  1 1169252       0 0 095948.0 1075,86
70 VAN OLMEN JOS         BROECHEM 10  1 1108881       0 0 090400.0 1075,54
71 SCHREURS J.W.         N-NW-VEN  5  1 1226882       0 0 105400.0 1075,27
72 WIJFFELAARS J         N-SOMERE  5  1 1144330       0 0 093718.0 1075,18
73 TIJL LEEN             N-NIEUWE  5  2       2       0 0 095347.0 1074,70
74 VAN OS N              N-MONSTE  5  1 1194927       0 0 102500.0 1074,56
75 DE CREMER D & FILLES  MAINVAUL  2  1 1040942 9085044 5 080200.0 1074,23
76 PENNINGS Th.N.        N-NW-VEN  5  1 1228122       0 0 105700.0 1073,53
77 SAARLOOS ARIE & ZOON  N-KLAASW  5  1 1171007       0 0 100421.0 1072,98
78 MONETTE MARCEL        GEETBETS 31  1 1083327       0 0 084300.0 1072,59
79 BAKKER D & ZOON       N-POORTU  5  1 1179795       0 0 101257.0 1072,58
80 SOENEN - VANCRAYNEST  MOORSELE  4  1 1056316 3210385 3 081800.0 1072,40
81 IMBRECHT GH & PH      NIVELLES 10  1 1042406       0 0 080600.0 1071,32
82 BRAYETTE RUDY         LESSINES  2  1 1048209 9097569 4 081200.0 1070,68
83 Hok DEPREZ ERIC       GITS     20  1 1074952 3209336 4 083700.0 1070,67
84 DE VESELEER ALBERIC   TOLLEMBE 11  1 1052000 2041657 6 081700.0 1069,10
85 PEIREN NOEL           ZEDELGEM 26  2       2 3219190 5 085100.0 1069,01
86 KOOY P                N-HEIENO  5  1 1176680       0 0 101451.0 1067,91
87 BRANDS JIMMY          BERENDRE  3  1 1122900       0 0 092500.0 1067,40
88 VAN CAMP ALFONS       PUTTE    10  1 1092801       0 0 085700.0 1067,18
89 HORLAIT - GOSEK       FARCIENN  4  1 1026132       0 0 075500.0 1066,67
90 Comb. WILLEMSE - DUDO N-WAGENB  5  1 1162903       0 0 100318.0 1066,58
91 VAN DER LINDEN NORBER STEKENE   2  1 1107978 4004729 5 091200.0 1066,39
92 VAN OUWERKERK - DEKKE BRASSCHA 97  2       2 6181419 6 092300.0 1066,19
93 VAN LAAR J            N-VEENEN  5  1 1213914       0 0 105151.0 1065,91
94 KIVIT HUUB & ANNEKE   N-VINKEL  5  1 1177504       0 0 101755.0 1065,68
95 NOUWEN - PAESEN & ZOO PEER     14  1 1119745 5176800 2 092400.0 1065,41
96 MEIRLAEN ETIENNE      DEURLE   38  2       2       0 0 084400.0 1065,14
97 HAMSTRA JOHAN         N-POORTU  5  1 1179646       0 0 102031.0 1065,13
98 HOUFFLIJN PATRICK & Z WORT.PET  5  1 1062141 4266514 5 083100.0 1064,27
99 VAN OUWERKERK - DEKKE BRASSCHA 97  3       3 6387149 3 092500.0 1064,18
100 VAN OUWERKERK - DEKKE BRASSCHA 97  4       4 6308420 5 092501.0 1064,16
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No birds from Scotland but i hear there was one sent from N Ireland

2 MORE ROSE BOTH BIRDS BELONG TO F.KNOWLES AND SONS WINGHAM CANTERBURY 17.28 AND 18.14

Just spoke to Jan she said there was 2 more still think we should have had birds a lot earlier this morning Robert Benn timed in at Calais 6.19  

Thanks for this Rose,would love to have the birds to fly that distance.

Tell you a story.

Bought a nice two year old cock at Blackpool many moons ago, payed a lot of money for him. Bird came from Germany from a guy named Mannfred Krubb. Paired it up and raced form borders about 60 miles won a second card in club, and 18 Fed.

Sent it two the race following week 60 miles again,never seen it again. Mr Krubb wrote to me to let me know the bird arrived  on the Tuesday night after a 10am Liberation at the Scottish borders.

Now that bird was sold as a sprinter ,thats why i bought
it.Makes you think

Told him to keep it,as the bird decided and worked two hard to get home.

Now thats the birds we all need

Happy days

Think there is 15 birds home now last update i got only got these at the moment though


Op    Sec  Name and Town  Pigeon        M  Y    AFT  YPM  MPM

1      ES1      P C Delea of Rainham  GB03J09211  703 972  22:52:04  902.472  825.220

2      WS1     F. & J. Halstead, of Kington Magna,  GB03N64915  695 1653  23:33:16  866.682  792.494

3      CS1     R Duffield of Lymington-Tipof  GB04H82294  671 253  23:18:00  844.931  772.605

4      ES2      F. Knowles & Son of Wingham, Canterbury  GB03J16934  682 760  26:35:28  752.808  688.368

5      ES3      M. Parish of Great Burstead  GB02J49983  708 883  28:04:17  740.352  676.978

6      ES4      F. Knowles & Son of Wingham, Canterbury  GB03J16989  682 760  27:21:35  731.659  669.029

7      ES5      Mr & Mrs R & I Elliott of Chadwell Heath  GB03J62376  708 125  30:13:15  687.277  628.446

8      CS2     L. Kidd, of New Milton  GB02A48522  670 1633  28:42:02  685.720  627.022

9          CS3            A & T Deacon of Waterlooville            GB03N30472     672            287            29:52:55            659.823            603.342

i put this on the palamos thread ,wilf reed of monmouth wales clocked 9.41 today i think the total clocked is 16 ATB les.

Latest update
Op     Sec     Name and Town     Pigeon     M     Y     AFT     YPM     MPM
1     ES1     P C Delea of Rainham     GB03J09211     703     972     22:52:04     902.472     825.220
2     WS1     F. & J. Halstead, of Kington Magna,     GB03N64915     695     1653     23:33:16     866.682     792.494
3     CS1     R Duffield of Lymington-Tipof     GB04H82294     671     253     23:18:00     844.931     772.605
4     ES2     F. Knowles & Son of Wingham, Canterbury     GB03J16934     682     760     26:35:28     752.808     688.368
5     ES3     M. Parish of Great Burstead     GB02J49983     708     883     28:04:17     740.352     676.978
6     ES4     F. Knowles & Son of Wingham, Canterbury     GB03J16989     682     760     27:21:35     731.659     669.029
7     ES5     Mr & Mrs R & I Elliott of Chadwell Heath     GB03J62376     708     125     30:13:15     687.277     628.446
8     CS2     L. Kidd, of New Milton     GB02A48522     670     1633     28:42:02     685.720     627.022
9     CS3     A & T Deacon of Waterlooville     GB03N30472     672     287     29:52:55     659.823     603.342
10     CS4     Petherbridge & Pollitt of Milton Keynes     GB04B18848     748     335     34:39:14     633.318     579.106
11     ES6     J Nicholson & Sons of Rochester     GB02N84380     692     208     33:02:40     614.389     561.797
12     ES7     A. Claxton of Stowmarket     GB03J23427     745     401     35:54:36     608.745     556.636
13     WS2     W D Reed of Monmouth,     GB04J04083     752     1183     36:38:06     602.658     551.070
14     ES8     Woodall & Cox of Dover     GB03B09698     673     1551     33:52:00     583.677     533.714
15     ES9     J Nicholson & Sons of Rochester     GB05N69314     692     208     35:08:04     577.841     528.378
16     ES10     Mr & Mrs S Rhodes of Aylesham     GB00J15400     678     1571     34:44:02     573.336     524.258
17     ES11     F. Knowles & Son of Wingham, Canterbury     GB04L69690     682     760     35:15:35     567.730     519.132
18     ES12     P C Delea of Rainham     GB04?33209     703     972     36:32:00     564.896     516.541
19     ES13     R. Townsend & Son, of Orpington     GB05J40162     693     1217     36:23:00     559.275     511.401
20     ES14     L. Jeavons of Canterbury     GB03N08468     679     1439     35:53:29     555.602     508.042
21     ES15     L. Jeavons of Canterbury     GB05N99089     679     1439     35:54:45     555.275     507.743
22     ES16     J Nicholson & Sons of Rochester     GB06N60764     692     208     36:47:04     551.922     504.677
23     ES17     D A Delea of Rainham     GB04J33257     704     139     38:12:00     540.654     494.374
24     ES18     SR & WH Knox of Tyler Hill     GB03N24636     685     47     37:11:27     540.298     494.048
25     ES19     SR & WH Knox of Tyler Hill     GB02N24647     685     47     38:12:25     525.928     480.909

Well done to all that have timed in great going

ray